February 27, 2006 Source: St. Jerome's University:
http://www.sju.ca/about/media_releases.asp Presidents of International Catholic Universities Convene at St. Jerome’s Presidents and rectors from Roman Catholic universities in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and North and South America will descend upon St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo for a week-long series of meetings from March 6th to 10th. All are members of the Administrative Council of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), an organization of nearly two-hundred post-secondary institutions around the world. This is the first time that the Council has met in Canada. A free public lecture will be offered in conjunction with the meetings on Monday, March 6th, at 7:30 p.m. in Sweeney Hall. Noel Sheth, S.J., discusses the interfaith dialogue between Hindus and Christians in a lecture entitled Hindu Avatara and Christian Incarnation: A Theological Comparison. Sheth, the former President of Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Religion, India, is a graduate of Harvard University, a Jesuit priest and Professor of Indian Philosophy and Religion. He argues that both Hindus and Christians believe in the incarnation of God in the world—a belief encapsulated in the Hindu concept of "avatura"—and that members of each tradition can learn much from a Hindu/Christian dialogue. The lecture is jointly sponsored by the Master in Catholic Thought program at St. Jerome’s University and the St. Jerome’s Centre for Catholic Experience. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, contact Carol Persin at (519) 884-8111, ext. 8259.
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